Plastic recycling headlines by topic
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Agricultural plastics
- Cleanfarms examines farm plastics recycling potential
- Film specialist puts $20 million behind capacity growth
- Ag plastics recycling effort to kick off in Maine
Asia
- Details on Circulate Capital’s Indian plastics investments
- US and Canada approve pact as Basel restrictions near
- COVID-19 and China drive global market changes
Brand owners
- Judge ends Greenpeace’s labeling suit against Walmart
- Global brand owner releases RPET targets
- Greenpeace: Recycling used as plastic industry ‘smokescreen’
Canada
- Cleanfarms examines farm plastics recycling potential
- Province reports better plastics recovery performance
- PET recycling startup signs deal with prime producer
Challenging materials
- Partnership pushes growth for mixed-plastic user
- Group reports 21% carpet recycling rate in California
- Nebraska MRF adds plastic-lumber manufacturing line
Collection
- Deposit data
- Worldwide voyage shares plastics recycling know-how
- Report: Cities should prioritize PET, HDPE, PP collection
Container deposits
Converters
- Greystone reports lower revenues and profits
- Revolution acquires another film manufacturer
- Recycled HDPE furniture producer to expand capacity
Courts/lawsuits
- Judge ends Greenpeace’s labeling suit against Walmart
- Amid dispute, details emerge on CarbonLite’s demise
- TerraCycle and brands sued over recycling claims
EPR/stewardship
- Group reports 21% carpet recycling rate in California
- In My Opinion: Comparing the nation’s first packaging EPR laws
- Oregon governor signs packaging EPR bill
Europe
- How ‘supercritical’ CO2 can lead to cleaner recycled resin
- Digital watermark project advances in Denmark
- Swedish facility to sort 440 million pounds annually
Exports
- California bill deems some exports ‘disposal’
- In My Opinion: Globally responsible recycling is essential
- Turkey reverses ban on scrap plastic imports
Film
- Revolution acquires another film manufacturer
- Bag giant used 4% post-consumer resin in 2020
- Global companies make recycled plastic moves
HDPE
- Notable names are among recent FDA letter recipients
- Greystone reports lower revenues and profits
- Recycled HDPE furniture producer to expand capacity
Industry groups
- Nonprofit: Recyclables a small portion of marine litter
- Partnership pushes growth for mixed-plastic user
- Greenpeace: Recycling used as plastic industry ‘smokescreen’
LDPE
- Firm launches price reporting service for scrap polyolefins
- Global companies make recycled plastic moves
- Film producer releases offering with 50% PCR
Legislation
- California is back at the center of plastics recycling debate
- California bill deems some exports ‘disposal’
- Senator proposes 20-cent-per-pound virgin resin fee
Marine debris
- Nonprofit: Recyclables a small portion of marine litter
- Reuters: Renew Oceans project shuts down
- Details on Circulate Capital’s Indian plastics investments
Markets
- Prices stabilize for PET and HDPE bales
- Greystone reports lower revenues and profits
- August brings higher scrap plastic bale prices
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Comparing the nation’s first packaging EPR laws
- In My Opinion: Yes, plastics circularity is achievable
- In My Opinion: Globally responsible recycling is essential
PET
- Global brand owner releases RPET targets
- Notable names are among recent FDA letter recipients
- Brands invest in Evergreen’s RPET expansion project
PP
- Notable names are among recent FDA letter recipients
- PP group issues $1.8 million to sorting facilities
- Report: Cities should prioritize PET, HDPE, PP collection
Processors
- Demand for recycled content drives processor acquisition
- Revolution acquires another film manufacturer
- Star exec says acquisition opens door to ‘bigger, faster’ growth
PS
- AmSty aims to increase PCR in food packaging
- Prime producers partner up on PS chemical recycling facility
- Novolex brand begins using recycled PS in cutlery
PVC
- Building product makers detail recycled resin use
- AZEK discloses plastics recycling details
- Recycled plastic end markets expand
Research
- How ‘supercritical’ CO2 can lead to cleaner recycled resin
- Cleanfarms examines farm plastics recycling potential
- Latest APR effort helps guide recyclable package design
Rigid plastics
- End user in Southeast expands mixed-plastic capacity
- QRS Re-Poly sold to settle debt from failed expansion
- Packaging producer boosts PCR consumption by 37%